The aim is to prevent illegally obtained cash entering or leaving the Republic of Latvia, thereby strengthening the capacity to combat money laundering, terrorist financing and financing of proliferation manufacture, storage, movement, use or distribution of weapons of mass destruction.
The law does not provide that every traveller crossing the Latvian-Lithuanian or Latvian-Estonian border should be controlled. A natural person upon request by an official of the SRS Tax and Customs Police Board shall fill in a paper-based declaration provided by the official. The declaration shall include information regarding the following:. The natural person shall certify with their signature the accuracy of the particulars provided in the declaration. Cash declaration forms are available in English , Latvian, or Russian.
What is the liability for failure to declare cash? The obligation to declare shall not have been fulfilled if the information provided is incorrect or incomplete. If the criminal offence has been committed by an organised group, — the applicable punishment is the deprivation of liberty for a period of up to four years or temporary deprivation of liberty, or community service, or a fine.
The laws and regulations governing the controls of movement of cash. EU territories as defined in regulations, to which other restrictions apply regarding excise goods transportation in personal luggage:. When travelling to or from the aforementioned territories, excise goods movement restrictions are applied as if travelling outside of the EU.
Please take into account additional regulations. Tax regulations for travels from outside the EU are applicable here. Even when you are travelling in the EU. Please check with the local Customs of your transit and destination for the local regulations. These may slightly vary from the rules applicable in the Netherlands. Good to know: each European country sets its own VAT rates. Normal, reduced, super-reduced rates Consult the rates applicable in each EU Member state on the youreurope.
For the purchase of tobacco in Europe and its return to France, the quantitative thresholds set by the General Tax Code apply.
These thresholds are used to determine whether the products purchased are for your personal or for a commercial use. In the event of customs inspection, if you are transporting more than the authorized quantities, you will have to explain your intended use of these products.
The purchase of tobacco on the Internet is prohibited in France, on both French and foreign websites, even during the coronavirus crisis. In France, you can only buy tobacco from authorized tobacco sellers and resellers. More information in French on the customs website.
You can purchase an e-cigarette on a site based in another EU Member state if this country considers it a current product of consumption AND if it allows the cross-border sale of it. Each country is free to authorise or prohibit this. Examples: Belgium prohibits the on line sale of e-cigarettes.
France considers the e-cigarette to be a current product of consumption, not subject to the regulation of tobacco shops and authorises the online, cross-border sale of it. Unless you can prove that the purchases are for a particular event like a wedding, you cannot bring into France more than :.
When you buy on the Internet, you pay a price including VAT. As each country sets its own VAT rates, the price of your order may vary depending on the rate applicable to your purchase. If your seller had a turnover between French VAT. A threshold of Example: A German online seller with an annual turnover of more than Exception for dropshippers : they will be able to apply French VAT if their company is established in France , regardless of the threshold.
If you are returning to France from a non-EU country, such as the United Kingdom, you will have to pay taxes and customs duties if you bring back more than the authorised quantities for certain products such as tobacco or alcohol , even when purchased duty free.
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